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Terror attacks worldwide increased 44% in 2013: Report

Posted On: Nov. 18, 2014 12:00 AM CST

The Global Terrorism Index 2014 report has said that 10,000 terror attacks were recorded in 2013 globally, up 44% year on year, BBC News reported.

The death toll from these attacks increased 61% between 2012 and 2013.

The worst hit country was Iraq. Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Nigeria accounted for 80% of the deaths in 2013.

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